12 days into the Dryathlon...
...and this weekend Mr P is in Hull strutting his stuff on stage
leaving me home alone. It’s so peaceful I don’t know what to do with myself!
Lucky for me I have one of my best girl-friends coming to
visit.
*FYI she also runs
her own blog How Knot to Knit under the name of the Knaff Knitter, if you’ve ever fancied
learning how to knit or just feel like laughing at someone else’s attempt at
learning to knit then check it out at http://howknottoknit.blogspot.co.uk/*
As I’m currently signed up to Cancer Research’s Dryathlon - http://www.justgiving.com/dryathlete-kyla-player
- I have had the challenge of choosing things for us to do without alcohol.
This has actually been really interesting! Usually when myself and Knaff
Knitter get together it is in a bar, or at home with a bottle of wine prior to
going to a bar, so I was really interested to see what my brain could come up
with when alcohol wasn’t an option.
I decided that I would let my red lipstick guide me and plan
a gorgeous vintage weekend for the two of us.
Maldon is a great place to poke around if you’re a lover of
vintage. My first plan for Knaff and I is to visit one of my favourite places
of all time – Truly Scrumptious.
Truly Scrumptious is a cafe in Maldon which specialises in
lovely tea and cakes. It’s decorated entirely in vintage decor (truly vintage
as well) and everything down to the tea sets is absolutely beautiful.
But the best part of Truly Scrumptious is what’s upstairs.
It’s a treasure trove of vintage knick knacks from tea sets to hairbrushes.
There’s furniture, suitcases, dresses, plates and so much more all haphazardly piled
up on crooked 18th century floors. I adore it; I can spend hours
poking around.
It also serves afternoon tea so I decided this is the
perfect first stop for Ms Knitter and me. After that we’ll have a wander around Maldon,
Knaff is going to teach me how to knit so we’ll visit the knitting shop for
supplies and look around some of the other lovely shops.
Tonight I’m making us Swedish cheese fondue and I’m going to
use my retro slushie maker for some non alcoholic slushie cocktails!
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Tomorrow we’re visiting a vintage fair in Benfleet – a perfect end to a retro
weekend!
Ok so it's a little different from our usual get togethers which often involve a bar in London and trip to a rock concert... but I can always hit ticketmaster in February ;)
Mrs P
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